Suara.com - The growth of the electronic cigarette or vape industry in Indonesia is predicted to slow down, because it is faced with new challenges. There are three challenges, including declining people's purchasing power, increasingly stringent regulations, and the threat of excise increases. The Chairman of the Indonesian Personal Vaporizer Association, Budiyanto, revealed that a slowdown in sales is likely to occur this year judging from the conditions in the first half of 2025. "We see this slowdown due to the decline in people's purchasing power and the phenomenon of illegal cigarettes that are increasingly rampant," he said in Jakarta, Friday (22/8/2025). Although the government does ... [Read more]